The bleachers were packed for the Rogers Royals Homecoming football game Friday night and the close to 3000 fans in attendance who stayed until the final minute got to see Wyatt Gilmore catch a 50 yard touchdown pass with :46 left to lead the host Royals to a 26-13 victory over the Spring Lake Park Panthers.
It was the Panthers who took the early lead in the first quarter as Matthew Buren ran 31 yards down the left sideline and into the end zone. The Royals sliced the lead in half on Peyton Honnell's 23 yard field goal and at the end of the first quarter it was 6-3 in favor of Spring Lake Park.
Rogers would vault into the lead in the second quarter when Reece Dawson threw a high pass over center to Tanner Carlson and went 28 yards for a touchdown. The Spring Lake Park running game would pay off when Buren gained 22 yards but was short of the goal line and on the next play, Lamari Brown scored from one yard to put the Panthers ahead 13-10. The Royals would tie the score at 13 on Honnell's second field goal, this one from 41 yards.
The second half looked like the game would be headed for overtime since both teams had missed opportunities in fourth down with Spring Lake Park going 0-2 and Rogers 0-1. There would be good news for the many blue and white clad fans heading into the final minute when Wyatt Gilmore caught a Dawson pass, broke a couple of tackles and and scored a 50 yard touchdown to put the Royals ahead. The Panthers would get the ball, looking to send the game into overtime or win with a touchdown and a two point conversion. Tyler Wilkinson went back to pass, sent the ball downfield and Calvin Kolleh came up with the interception for a touchdown.
Following the game, fans were allowed on the field and HSGN found Gilmore and got his view on the game inning touchdown.
"I just felt like a Mack truck and I knew nothing was going to stop me."
He also mention about running back Kalvin Eull, who came into the game with 708 yards this season and carried 18 times for 107 yards. According to Gilmore, he worked hard in the offseason and it paid off.
Rogers improved their record to 4-0 and will head up I-94 to Monticello next Friday, September 29 to face the Magic at 7 PM. The Panthers fell to 2-2 and will also return to action on the 29th as they head to Andover to take on the Huskies at 7 PM.
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